February 2010

{"id":3209,"title":"Teachers: No merit to merit pay arguments","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Atlanta Journal Constitution</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">If schools are to emphasize 21st century skills like innovation, creativity, technical skills, and <strong>critical thinking</strong>—standardized testing actually ... <a href=\"http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2010/02/28/teachers-no-merit-to-merit-pay-arguments/?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled_blog\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3210,"title":"Questions of science don't lend themselves to \"balance\"","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Minnesota Public Radio</span><span class=\"date \">‎</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">Some Americans seem to have a growing distrust of science, and <strong>critical thinking</strong> in general, and I find this disappointing and worrying -- even scary. ... <a href=\"http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/02/26/kinzer/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3211,"title":"Indoctrination versus education: “Time that we remind teachers of their job ...","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Atlanta Journal Constitution</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">“<strong>Critical thinking</strong>” is critical only toward the United States and Western values, and is usually conducted under the cover of exploring feelings in groups. ... <a href=\"http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2010/02/25/indoctrination-versus-education-time-that-we-remind-teachers-of-their-job-descriptions/?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled_blog\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3212,"title":"Issues: Government spin in the classroom","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">VUE Weekly</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\"><strong>...</strong> in this area the government will actually be stunting <strong>critical thinking</strong> by encouraging students to blindly absorb government PR and spin. ... <a href=\"http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=14389\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3213,"title":"Decision Making: Factors that Influence Decision Making, Heuristics Used, and ...","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Student Pulse</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">Together, heuristics and factors influencing decision making are a significant aspect of <strong>critical thinking</strong> (West, Toplak, & Stanovich, 2008). ... <a href=\"http://studentpulse.com/articles/180/decision-making-factors-that-influence-decision-making-heuristics-used-and-decision-outcomes\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3214,"title":"GENDER POINT: Fighting stereotypes","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">NEXT</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">This contradicts the trademark of the concept of <strong>critical thinking</strong>, which, in the words of Elder & Paul “is the disposition to change one's mind when given ... <a href=\"http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/National/5530344-182/gender_point_fighting_stereotypes__.csp\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3215,"title":"Issues In Education","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Mmegi Online</span> </div>\r\n<div class=\"sub-title\">Through art disciplines, learners could develop <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills freely, determining the truth for themselves and learn more about their environment <strong>...</strong> <a href=\"http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=2&aid=333&dir=2010/February/Monday22\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3216,"title":"Merit pay can work for state and for teachers ","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"sub-title\">If schools are to emphasize 21st century skills like innovation, creativity, and <strong>critical thinking</strong>—standardized testing actually discourages those skills. <strong>...</strong> <a href=\"http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2010/02/21/merit-pay-can-work-for-state-and-for-teachers/?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled_blog\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3217,"title":"Teaching Statements Are Bunk","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Chronicle of Higher Education</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">They ritualistically invoke a desire to teach \"<strong>critical thinking</strong>,\" but offer little concrete guidance as to how that might be accomplished. <strong>...</strong> <a href=\"http://chronicle.com/article/Teaching-Statements-Are-Bunk/64152/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3218,"title":"Education as Etch-A-Sketch: Toward a Future of Promise and Possibility","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Dissident Voice</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\"><strong>...</strong> without which a livable society ceases to exist: it also ingrains in them a resistance to <strong>critical thinking</strong>—an abandonment of independent reasoning. <strong>...</strong> <a href=\"http://dissidentvoice.org/2010/02/education-as-etch-a-sketch-toward-a-future-of-promise-and-possibility/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3219,"title":"Media literacy crucial to understanding news","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Ithaca College The Ithacan</span> </div>\r\n<div class=\"sub-title\">Media literacy is about sharpening one's ability to use their <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills to decipher messages within all media. We must cultivate our brains <strong>...</strong> <a href=\"http://theithacan.org/am/publish/opinioncommentary/201002_Media_literacy_crucial_to_understanding_news.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3220,"title":"Keyed in to teaching","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">The Commercial Dispatch</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"sub-title\">“Physics lends itself to problem-solving and <strong>critical thinking</strong> and the ability to work with other people in collaboration. How to fix things when something <strong>...</strong> <a href=\"http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=4896\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3221,"title":"Let's Save Public Education: A Five-Point Plan ","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">The Open Press</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"sub-title\"><strong>...</strong> New Math, Constructivism, Self Esteem, <strong>Critical Thinking</strong>, Multiculturalism, 21st Century Skills, etc. This pattern of failure is not an accident. <strong>...</strong> <a href=\"http://www.theopenpress.com/index.php?a=press&id=67640\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3222,"title":"Critical thinking cures partisanship ","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Gilroy Dispatch</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\"><strong>Critical thinking</strong> is hard work. It requires evaluating claims, asking difficult questions, insisting upon clear, truthful answers, identifying and rejecting <strong>...</strong> <a href=\"http://www.gilroydispatch.com/opinion/263248-critical-thinking-cures-partisanship\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3223,"title":"Promoting more meaningful learning and critical thinking","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Times of Malta</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">For too many years, many local students have been conditioned to become passive learners and to view learning as very superficial. ... <a href=\"http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100214/education/promoting-more-meaningful-learning-and-critical-thinking\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3224,"title":"Educating for Democracy: Why Tests \"Fail\"","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Huffington Post (blog)</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\"><strong>...</strong> that is, if they have understood and retained the material they were supposedly taught, can they employ what is known as \"<strong>critical thinking</strong>? ... <a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joel-shatzky/educating-for-democracy-w_b_459322.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3225,"title":"A Bad Year for Teachers, a Bad Year for Public Education","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Gapers Block (blog)</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">An equal education for every kid--standardizing the <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills that make democracy possible--is critical for having a real participatory ... <a href=\"http://gapersblock.com/mechanics/2010/02/12/a-bad-year-for-teachers/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3226,"title":"Teaching People How to Think","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Newswire (press release)</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">Analysis is the application of logic and <strong>critical thinking</strong> processes to produce workable results. This can be done on-the-fly while in persona, ... <a href=\"http://www.newswire.net/newsroom/index.php/permalink/68748.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3227,"title":"Social sciences prepare students to become world citizens","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Redwood Times</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">However, whenever we get a chance, we also include <strong>critical thinking</strong> activities. <strong>Critical thinking</strong> is a blanket phrase for a whole host of skills that take ... <a href=\"http://www.redwoodtimes.com/schools/ci_14373750\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3228,"title":"Look Inside Part II: Taking Apart Your Practice","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">EMS Magazine</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">Last month in BTB we looked at a <strong>critical thinking</strong>/decision-making model that allows you to \"take apart\" a call. This month we follow up with a look at how ... <a href=\"http://www.emsresponder.com/print/EMS-Magazine/Look-Inside-Part-II--Taking-Apart-Your-Practice/1$12046\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3229,"title":"Big ideas for Michigan schools","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Detroit Free Press</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">\"They saw that the successful schools are teaching skills and <strong>critical thinking</strong>.\" He also said there should be an exit exam for every grade, and teachers ... <a href=\"http://www.freep.com/article/20100209/NEWS06/2090357/1318/Big-ideas-for-Michigan-schools\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3230,"title":"Environmental future depends on education","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Daily Cardinal</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">Rather, environmental education teaches individuals how to weigh various sides of an issue through <strong>critical thinking</strong> and it enhances their own ... <a href=\"http://www.dailycardinal.com/opinion/environmental-future-depends-on-education-1.1117508\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3231,"title":"How Social Gaming is Improving Education","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Mashable (blog)</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">will bolster <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills. Many experts contend that so-called “Scaffolded Problem-based learning” is known to improve academic skills and ... <a href=\"http://mashable.com/2010/02/07/social-gaming-education/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3232,"title":"English classes important for all students","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Red and Black</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">Duck Harris, I'm the science professor who you think would get defensive at the suggestion that English is valuable because it teaches <strong>critical thinking</strong> and ... <a href=\"http://www.redandblack.com/2010/02/04/english-classes-important-for-all-students/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3233,"title":"Editorial: President Barack Obama trying to transform education in America","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">San Jose Mercury News</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">That should be welcomed. areas, like science and <strong>critical thinking</strong>. This is crucial because of the outsize influence of standardized tests on curriculum ... <a href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_14328820?nclick_check=1\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3234,"title":"Setting table for learning","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">reddeeradvocate.com</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\"><strong>...</strong> collaboration amongst the students who have to work together to solve many of the games, as well as using problem solving and <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills. ... <a href=\"http://www.albertalocalnews.com/reddeeradvocate/news/local/Setting_table_for_learning_83344132.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3235,"title":"Universities must be made to measure","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">The Australian</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\"><strong>...</strong> Learning Assessment, a US test of students' ability and learning in <strong>critical thinking</strong>, writing, and synthesising quantitative and qualitative data. ... <a href=\"http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/opinion-analysis/universities-must-be-made-to-measure/story-e6frgcko-1225826094754\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3236,"title":"A Critical Thinker!","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">The Freeport News</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">At some point in the life of even an average, no named, insignificant Bahamian; a <strong>critical thinking</strong> process begins. That which is on the rise from the ... <a href=\"http://freeport.nassauguardian.net/religion/313011545826353.php\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3237,"title":"Core Knowledge to Link Curriculum to Core Standards","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Education Week News (subscription)</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">It is only on a base of such “shared, specific, and sequenced” knowledge, the foundation argues, that skills such as <strong>critical thinking</strong> and reading ... <a href=\"http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/02/03/20standards.h29.html?tkn=YVTFYx7bHlq4jzigOpLWDYAuuXHM%2BDOSsW%2F9\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}